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  • An Onslaught of Spears

    The Danish Conquest of England

    by Jeffrey James ...
    After more than 200 years of menacing Viking attacks, England finally fell under Danish control in 1016. While earlier kings of Wessex had pushed back the tide of Danish encroachment, wave after wave of incursions from powerful Scandinavian raiders – such as fierce Thorkill 'the tall', wily Olaf Tryggvason and the redoubtable Swein Forkbeard – caused Aethelred II's English forces to eventually ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ireland: The Struggle for Power

    From the Dark Ages to the Jacobites

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Ireland’s history has been shaped by the many invaders who have set foot on the country’s shores. For centuries conflict raged amongst the native Irish, Vikings, Anglo-Normans, English and Scots, then the Catholics and Protestants. This real-life game of thrones has moulded the social, political and military history of the nation, so often its problems caused by its proximity to more powerful ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Learning, Digital Skills, and the Global South

    by Jeffrey James ...
    With our modern world relying more and more on internet-based technologies, this timely book takes a renewed look at the ever-increasing digital divide between developing and more technologically advanced countries and the resulting impacts on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Jeffrey James conducts a methodological and conceptual review of the patterns and shortfalls arising from ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD

  • Edward IV

    Glorious Son of York

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Few English monarchs had to fight harder for the right to rule than King Edward IV – Shakespeare’s glorious son of York. Cast in the true Plantagenet mould, over six feet tall, he was a naturally charismatic leader. Edward had the knack of seizing the initiative and winning battles and is free from the unflattering characterisations that plagued his brother, Richard III, having been portrayed as a ... Read more

    $10.89 CAD

  • Apollo 13

    by James Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Astronaut Jim Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger’s harrowing account of the Apollo 13 disaster, a gripping true story of survival in space. Serving as the basis for Ron Howard’s blockbuster Apollo 13, the book reveals true details not shown in the movie. Thrilling and evocative, you feel as though you’re alongside Lovell in the lunar module.Written with all the color and drama ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Gender, Internet Use, and Covid-19 in the Global South

    Multiple Causalities and Policy Options

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book analyzes the use of the mobile Internet against the background of gender bias and Covid-19, currently two of the most important and pressing problems of the Global South. The book argues that the degree of benefits from this new technology depends heavily on the way it is actually used and that most new technologies are developed for the conditions prevailing in rich countries, where ... Read more

    $57.69 CAD

  • Digital Interactions in Developing Countries

    An Economic Perspective

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    Jeffrey James is one of the relatively few academics to have systematically taken on the topic of IT and development. In this timely book he undertakes a methodological critique of prominent topics in the debate.Challenging the existing literature by international and governmental institutions, the book looks not only at the digital divide but also at issues such as digital preparedness, ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD

  • Social Policy for Children and Families

    A Risk and Resilience Perspective

    Edited by Paul Lanier, William James Hall, Jeffrey M. Jenson, Mark W. Fraser ...
    Written in a conversational and applied style, Social Policy for Children and Families is an award-winning book that incorporates cutting-edge research across policy sectors in the human services.New editors William James Hall III and Paul J. Lanier, in collaboration with Jeffrey M. Jenson and Mark W. Fraser, have carefully crafted this 4th edition to include balanced cove... ... Read more

    $108.79 CAD

  • The Impact of Smart Feature Phones on Development

    Internet, Literacy and Digital Skills

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This novel book, motivated by the recent introduction of a major innovation in information technology, explores the possibility of the Internet being made available to millions of poor people in developing countries, who are not yet connected. The new technology, known as a smart feature phone, is based on open-source software and otherwise designed for a low-income population. The purpose of this ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • The Bastard's Sons

    Robert, William and Henry of Normandy

    by Jeffrey James ...
    William the Conqueror’s intellect is said to have remained clear right up to his death. He would have questioned whether any of his three sons individually had the ability to rule the troublesome amalgam of England, Normandy and Maine once he was gone. The Bastard’s Sons is the story of those three men: Robert, William and Henry of Normandy. Of Robert, the dying king is said to have claimed he was ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Sustainable Growth in the African Economy

    How Durable is Africa’s Recent Performance?

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    The current growth path in sub-Saharan Africa is not following the Lewis model where labour moves from low-productivity agriculture to higher productivity manufacturing. Instead, it is moving directly to inappropriate (import and labour-saving) methods. This book seeks to show how this distorted growth process leaves out the major resource of these countries – labour – and ends up creating ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • New Perspectives on Current Development Policy

    Covid-19, the Digital Divide, and State Internet Regulation

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book presents new perspectives on current development policy against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic. The author applies new methodological, disciplinary, and analytical approaches to examine specific major contemporary policy issues. The topics covered include the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in developing countries, an anomaly in the digital divide, Internet connectivity ... Read more

    $76.89 CAD